Stella_Omega
No Gentleman
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Adam and Eve are fictional characters. Ya gotta stop hauling in imitation people as authorities.The taxonomic compulsion - the first thing Adam and Eve do is to put a name on everything.
"Whore" and "slut" are largely interchangeable in the colloquial, actual prostitutes are typically called "prostitutes".
Actually, I do know that A&E are symbols of the need for taxonomy. But I really think that the kindergarten need for one-hundred-percent immutable and immoveable definitions is something human society can, and should grow out of.
In fact, I would posit that about half of us have grown past this need, while half of us are lagging evolution-wise-- as illustrated by the Obama/McCain split. And that many more would have grown past it if our media and our story-tellers encouraged them to. Since we already know the media isn't going to do anything that encourages the sheep to think for themselves, it behoves the rest of us-- but that's just my opinion, and my own personal goals.